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Friand à la viande
Sausage meat puff pastry
Friand: Paris bakery puff pastry parcels with seasoned pork sausage meat
FrenchThe friand is the savoury snack of Paris bakeries, a small rectangle of flaky puff pastry wrapped round herby pork sausage meat, bought warm at lunchtime by office workers and students alongside a sandwich. This recipe contains pork. The filling is a simple mix of sausage meat, onion and parsley, and the pastry bakes until shattering and golden. The common mistake is taking them out when the pastry looks done but the meat is not cooked through; it must reach 71 °C. Chef's tip: chill the filled friands for 15 minutes before baking so the pastry puffs high.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 14 oz pork sausage meat
- 1 small onionvery finely chopped
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsleychopped
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
- 1 eggbeaten
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Mix the 14 oz pork sausage meat, 1 small onion, 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, 1 tsp Dijon mustard and ½ tsp black pepper with your hands until even.
5 minStep 2: Cut each 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry sheet into 4 rectangles. Shape the filling into 8 small logs and lay one along the middle of each rectangle. Brush the edges with 1 egg, fold over and press to seal, seam underneath.
10 minStep 3: Put on a lined tray, brush with egg, score the tops lightly with a knife and chill for 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan).
15 minStep 4: Bake for 25–30 minutes, until puffed and deep golden and the filling reaches at least 160°F in the centre. Serve warm.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does friand à la viande take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of small onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of flat-leaf parsley?
- Curly parsley or coriander, same amount.
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